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    Original Bimini Top for 90 Kingfisher Xl179FS

    This past weekend I had a guest on the boat grab on to my bimini top and sit all the way down. They bent my rear bimini bar completely in half. This is a shame because I really enjoyed preserving the original parts of my boat. She's almost an antique after all! Anyway, I am dissapointed to find...
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    Prop for All around Speed and Towing 91' Johnson 120 V4

    Currently shopping around for a great prop for my Johnson 120. It currently has the stock prop on, I am not 100% on what the pitch is but based on research I assume it's 14x17. It sits on my 1991 Kingfisher xl-179 fish & ski boat. I currently get around 35-40mph at 5500 RPMs after trimming out...
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    1991 120 Johnson VRO V4 Flooding after taking decent turn

    Howdy, I've got my 120 Johnson running extremely well after doing some tuning and regular maintenance. I've been out probably around 10 times this year with no issue. Granted, most of my trips are travelling in straight lines for extended periods of time with minor slow turns to get to a good...
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    Motor ran great for 2+ hours straight then when switched to idle died

    I have a johnson 120 vro 1990. Just cleaned and rebuilt all of the carbs (wouldn't start in water), after the carbs were done, she started up great and ran excellent! I took her down to the lake and ran around for about 2+ hours and burnt up half a tank. I was switching to idle, switching back...
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